Athletica (only two months until the article on Marto’s new bistro)

In addition to namechecking Lululemon the NYT’s article on some ex-junkie no-nonsense yoga guru to the stars has this choice 1990s post-modern fiction nonsense:

“Come on people, let’s get started,” he said in a New York accent, as if leading a conference call.

Then he cranked up “Misty Mountain Hop” by Led Zeppelin and led the students through a warm-up of sun salutations. Soon he had them stretching into a difficult split pose.

“Didn’t you see the torture memos this week?” called out Jane Harman, a 63-year-old devoted student in the front row, who also happens to be the United States Representative for the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.